"Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates."
Matthew Broderick
as Col. Robert Gould Shaw
Denzel Washington
as Pvt. Trip
Cary Elwes
as Maj. Cabot Forbes
Morgan Freeman
as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
Jihmi Kennedy
as Pvt. Jupiter Sharts
Andre Braugher
as Cpl. Thomas Searles
John Finn
as Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy
Donovan Leitch
as Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse
JD Cullum
as Henry Sturgis Russell
Bob Gunton
as Gen. Charles Garrison Harker
Cliff DeYoung
as Col. James M. Montgomery
Christian Baskous
as Edward L. Pierce
RonReaco Lee
as Mute Drummer Boy
Jay O. Sanders
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
Alan North
as Gov. John Albion Andrew
Richard Riehle
as Quartermaster
Peter Michael Goetz
as Francis George Shaw
Mark Margolis
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Jane Alexander
as Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
Paul Desmond
Rodger Williamson
as Union Cavalryman
Michael Wayne Thomas
as Soldier
Raymond St. Jacques
as Frederick Douglass
Ted Rupel
Roger Ragland
as Cavalry Officer
Alejandro de Quesada
as Confederate / Union Soldier
Shane Pinson
as Confederate Soldier
Larry Peterson
as Union Officer
Bill Nunn
as
Matthew Murdzak
as Captain
Barry J. Miller
as Union / Confederate Soldier
William Mathis
as Union Soldier
Rick Leisenring
Jay Lance
Kevin Jarre
Kevin R. Hershberger
Rachel Lea Grundfast
as Ellen Shaw
Gary O. Crane
as Union Cavalry
Sheila Cochran
as Home dweller
Bill Chemerka
as Confederate Officer
Carla Brothers
as Charlotte Forten
Frank Blair
as Darian Farmer
Joseph Alex
as Re-Enactor Core Group and Company A
Richard Wright
Michael Fowler
Tom Barrington
Peter Grandfield
Mark A. Jones
as 54th Soldier
Saundra Dunson-Franks
as Black Woman
Joan Riordan
as White Woman
Bob Minor
as Contraband Soldier
Raymond Godshall Jr.
as Dr. Charles G. Thorpe
Marc Gowan
as Dr. William B. Rogers
Dan Biggers
as Minister
Keith Noble
as Short Contraband
Afemo Omilami
as Tall Contraband
Randell Haynes
as Paymaster
Mark A. Levy
as Bigoted Soldier
Ethan Phillips
as Hospital Steward
Benji Wilhoite
as Young Soldier
Pete Munro
as Surgeon
Abdul Salaam El Razzac
as 'A' Company Soldier
Michael Guess
Daniel H. Jenkins
as 'A' Company Officer
Screenplay
Steven Rosenblum
Editor
Freddie Fields
Producer
Edward Zwick
Director
Freddie Francis
Director of Photography
Mary Colquhoun
Casting
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Costume Design
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano
Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bill Taylor
Visual Effects
Steven R. Mathis
Gaffer
Alicia Stevenson
Foley
Stunt Coordinator
Elle Elliott
Hairstylist
Norman Garwood
Production Design
Vera Yurtchuk
Makeup Artist
Laurel Doran
Dan O'Connell
Gregg Rudloff
Jeff Moore
Camera Operator
Frank Perry Rose
Costume Supervisor
Connie Papineau
Script Supervisor
Marvin Salsberg
Construction Coordinator
Pat Newcomb
Public Relations
Andrew Precht
Assistant Art Director
Linda Peterson
Jim Henrikson
Music Editor
Garrett Lewis
Set Decoration
Dan Webster
Art Direction
Lon Bender
Sound Designer
Donald O. Mitchell
Patti Hawn
Publicist
Francisco X. Pérez
Syd Dutton
Carl Fullerton
Makeup Department Head
Phil Cory
Special Effects Coordinator
Merrick Morton
Still Photographer
Bryce Guy Williams
Transportation Coordinator
Lane Leavitt
Steve Kelso
Keith Pain
Supervising Art Director
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Nick Dimitri
Devon Heffley Curry
ADR Editor
Guy Barnes
Property Master
Joseph A. Mayer
ADR Supervisor
David Wagreich
Second Unit Director of Photography
Tony Brubaker
Manny Perry
Nick Nelson
Electrician
Carl Johnson
Pieter Jan Brugge
Unit Production Manager
Skip Cosper
First Assistant Director
Douglas Dean III
Second Assistant Director
Robert Rothbard
Bruce Paul Barbour
Ben Scott